2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT

Finland Stadium, Turku Thursday 3 September 2009 - 15.00CET (16.00 local time) Matchday 4 - Quarter-finals

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Match background...... 2 Team facts...... 2 Squad list...... 5 Match-by-match lineups...... 7 Tournament schedule...... 9 Head coach...... 11 Competition facts...... 12 Tournament information...... 14 Legend...... 15 v England Thursday 3 September 2009 - 15.00CET (16.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT Turku Stadium, Turku Match background

The UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ quarter-finals begin in Turku with a sell-out encounter between hosts Finland and England that brings to mind a historic match in this competition four years ago. • Finland secured first place in Group A with one game remaining after beating Denmark 1-0 and the 2-1, meaning they could afford a 1-0 loss to Ukraine on Saturday. • The crowds of 16,324, 16,148 and 15,318 at the in for those games were comfortably the biggest to watch a women's international in Finland. • England made a stuttering start when, playing most the game with ten players after 's dismissal, they took the lead but lost 2-1 to Italy. It was the other way round when they recovered from a two-goal deficit to beat Russia 3-2, all the scoring in the first half with 's winner coming from the centre circle. A 1-1 draw against took England through from Group C as one of the two best third-placed teams. • England and Finland last met in two friendlies in Larnaca, Cyprus in February. The first game was a 2-2 draw, Kelly Smith's penalty and 's goal putting England ahead before and Anne Mäkinen levelled later in the first half on what was Laura Österberg-Kalmari's comeback to the team after two years away. • Two days later England won 4-1. , Emily Westwood and Smith (penalty) all scored before the break, while made it four in the second half before Annica Sjölund's consolation. • The previous time they met was at UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2005™, the opening game for hosts England against finals debutants Finland in front of 29,092 people at the City of Stadium, still a competition record. • An own goal by and 's header gave England a 2-0 lead at the break. Anna-Kaisa Rantanen and Österberg-Kalmari's 89th-minute strike drew Finland level but it was England who won it thanks to 's dramatic late winner. However, it was Finland who emerged from Group A in second place to reach the semi-finals. • Finland have never beaten England in senior men's or women's internationals. The women's side has lost five times to England with four draws, Finland scoring nine goals and England 17. • They have met twice in Finland; a 0-0 draw in Tampere on 29 September 1990 in FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying and a 2-1 England win in Kirkkonummi on 25 October 1987 in a 1989 European qualifier. The following September they drew 1-1 in Millwall, . • The winners of this game face France or the Netherlands in the semi-finals on Sunday at the Tampere Stadium. Team facts

FINLAND Finnish women's football dates back to before the First World War and their first championship was in 1971, two years before their national team made their bow. However, for a long period they were not able to match the success of neighbours and Sweden. They did pick up the occasional scalp, such as West Germany in 1995, Norway three years later and Denmark in 2000, but signs of a real improvement came when HJK Helsinki reached the inaugural 2001/02 UEFA Women's Cup semi-finals, losing to Umeå IK, who were to sign Laura Kalmari, Sanna Valkonen and . They were at the core of the squad that beat Russia in a play-off to qualify for the 2005 UEFA European Women's Championship and despite an opening 3-2 loss to hosts England in front of 29,092 spectators, Finland held Sweden 0-0 and beat Denmark 2-1 to reach the semi-finals, losing to Germany. They missed out on the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup narrowly behind Denmark but already were assured a 2009 European berth as hosts. Tournament record 2005: semi-finals 2001: qualifying play-offs 1997: qualifying play-offs 1995: qualifying 1993: qualifying 1991: qualifying

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1989: qualifying 1987: qualifying 1984: qualifying Players with previous European final tournament experience Petra Vaelma (2005), Sanna Valkonen (2005), Tiina Salmén (2005), Jessica Julin (2005), Anna-Kaisa Rantanen (2005), (2005), (2005), Laura Österberg-Kalmari (2005), Anne Mäkinen (2005). Friendly results in 2009 10/01/09 Finland 0-4 South Korea (Guangzhou Tournament) 12/01/09 China 1-0 Finland (Guangzhou Tournament) 14/01/09 Finland 2-0 New Zealand (Guangzhou Tournament, third place) 09/02/09 Finland 2-2 England (in Cyprus) 11/02/09 Finland 1-4 England (in Cyprus) 04/03/09 Finland 0-2 Germany () 06/03/09 Finland 0-1 Sweden (Algarve Cup) 09/03/09 Finland 0-1 China (Algarve Cup) 11/03/09 Finland 1-1 Portugal, 4-2 pens (Algarve Cup, seventh place) 28/05/09 Finland 3-2 Italy 22/07/09 Finland 1-3 Sweden 10/08/09 Finland 4-0 Northern Ireland Competition record win 4-0 v Czech Republic (h), 19/06/94, 1995 qualifying Competition record defeat 0-7 v Norway (a), 06/07/96, 1997 qualifying ENGLAND England have a long history in women's football and reached the final of the first European competition in 1984 – a side which contained current manager that lost on penalties to Sweden – but it is in the last few years that they have really emerged as a force in the game. There were hints of a revival in 1995 when England reached the UEFA European Women's Championship semi-finals and the last eight of the FIFA Women's World Cup but did not qualify for the continental event two years later. Powell was then appointed the first full-time manager and implemented a system that has brought through a host of talented young players. They qualified in 2001 and were hosts four years later, attracting big crowds but missing the semi-finals. But that same set of players made the World Cup quarter-finals in 2007 and topped their group this time around. There was also a boost in July when England won their first UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship. Tournament record 2005: group stage (hosts) 2001: group stage 1997: qualifying play-offs 1995: semi-finals 1993: quarter-finals 1991: quarter-finals 1989: qualifying 1987: fourth place 1984: runners-up Other honours 2009 UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship winners 2009 qualifying P8 W6 D2 L0 F24 A4 Top scorer: Kelly Smith 5 Most appearances: , Karen Carney, , Alex Scott 8 Players with previous European final tournament experience (2001*, 2005), Rachel Unitt (2001, 2005), Faye White (2001, 2005), (2001, 2005), Kelly Smith (2001, 2005), (2001), Alex Scott (2005), Casey Stoney (2005*), (2005), Anita Asante (2005*), Fara Williams (2005), Emily Westwood (2005), Karen Carney (2005), (2005), Jody Handley (2005*).

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*Did not appear Friendly results since qualifying 09/02/09 England 2-2 Finland (in Cyprus) 11/02/09 England 4-1 Finland (in Cyprus) 05/03/09 England 6-0 South Africa (Cyprus Women's Cup) 07/03/09 England 2-2 France (Cyprus Women's Cup) 10/03/09 England 3-0 Scotland (Cyprus Women's Cup) 12/03/09 England 3-1 Canada (Cyprus Women's Cup, winners) 23/04/09 England 3-0 Norway 16/07/09 England 0-2 Iceland 22/07/09 England 1-0 Denmark Competition record win 10-0 v Slovenia (h) 17/04/94, 1995 qualifying 10-0 v Slovenia (a) 25/09/93, 1995 qualifying 10-0 v Northern Ireland (h), 16/03/86, 1987 qualifying Competition record defeat 0-8 v Norway (a), 04/06/00, 2001 qualifying

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Finland Current season Overall Qual. FT WCHAMP No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 04/10/85 23 Hammarby IF DFF - - - 1 - 1 - 12 Petra Häkkinen 31/01/79 30 HJK Helsinki ------14 Tinja-Riikka Korpela 05/05/86 23 FC Honka Espoo - - - 2 - 2 - Defenders 2 Petra Vaelma 11/05/82 27 Klepp Elite - - - 3 - 24 - 4 Sanna Valkonen 12/12/77 31 KIF Örebro DFF - - - 2 - 26 2 5 09/07/83 26 Amazon Grimstad - - - 1 - 6 - 6 Tiina Salmén 03/08/84 25 Amazon Grimstad - - - 3 - 13 2 13 10/03/88 21 HJK Helsinki - - - 1 - 1 - 17 Maiju Hirvonen 25/12/90 18 NiceFutis ------22 26/03/86 23 Umeå IK - - - 3 1 3 1 3 Jessica Julin 06/12/78 30 Stattena IF - - - 3 - 22 2 7 Anne Mäkinen 01/02/76 33 AIK Solna - - - 3 - 36 3 8 Katri Nokso-Koivisto 22/11/82 26 VfL Wolfsburg - - - 1 - 2 - 10 Anna-Kaisa Rantanen 10/02/78 31 Linköpings FC - - - 2 - 19 2 11 08/05/83 26 KIF Örebro DFF - - - 1 - 1 - 15 Sanna Malaska 06/04/83 26 Amazon Grimstad - - - - - 4 - 16 09/04/89 20 FC Honka Espoo - - - 2 - 2 - 19 09/09/86 22 AIK Solna - - - 2 - 2 - Forwards 9 Laura Österberg Kalmari 27/05/79 30 AIK Solna - - - 3 2 30 8 18 Linda Sällström 13/07/88 21 Djurgården/Älvsjö - - - 3 - 3 - 20 Annica Sjölund 31/03/85 24 Djurgården/Älvsjö - - - 3 - 3 - 21 Sanna Talonen 15/06/84 25 KIF Örebro DFF - - - 2 - 8 - Coach - Michael Käld 06/05/54 55 FIN - - - 3 - 17 -

Key: Squad list is ordered by position and then numerically D Disciplinary: * Misses next match if booked, S Suspended, # Suspended for at least one match

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England Current season Overall Qual. FT WCHAMP No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Rachel Brown 02/07/80 29 Everton LFC - 5 - 3 - 11 - 13 15/08/83 26 Chelsea LFC - 3 - - - 3 - 22 14/10/84 24 Sky Blue FC ------Defenders 2 Alex Scott 14/10/84 24 - 8 2 3 - 14 2 3 Casey Stoney 13/05/82 27 Chelsea LFC - 7 - 2 - 9 - 5 Lindsay Johnson 08/05/80 29 Everton LFC - 5 - 2 - 8 - 14 Faye White 02/02/78 31 Arsenal FC - 5 2 3 1 16 3 15 Rachel Unitt 05/06/82 27 Everton FC - 2 - 2 - 11 - 19 02/08/83 26 Arsenal FC - 1 - - - 1 - Midfielders 4 Fara Williams 25/01/84 25 Everton FC - 8 4 3 1 14 6 6 Anita Asante 27/04/85 24 Sky Blue FC - 8 - 1 - 9 - 7 Karen Carney 01/08/87 22 - 8 3 3 1 14 5 8 Katie Chapman 15/06/82 27 Arsenal LFC - 2 1 3 - 15 1 12 02/02/87 22 Everton FC - 6 2 1 - 7 2 18 Emily Westwood 05/04/84 25 Everton FC - 3 1 1 - 5 1 20 Danielle Buet 31/10/88 20 Chelsea FC ------Forwards 9 Eniola Aluko 21/02/87 22 - 4 1 3 1 10 2 10 Kelly Smith 29/10/78 30 Boston Breakers - 7 5 3 1 29 11 11 Sue Smith 24/11/79 29 Leeds Carnegie LFC - 4 - 3 - 18 5 16 Jody Handley 12/03/79 30 Everton FC - 1 - - - 1 - 17 Lianne Sanderson 03/02/88 21 Chelsea LFC - 6 2 1 - 7 2 21 05/05/89 20 Leeds Carnegie LFC - - - 2 - 2 - Coach - Hope Powell 08/12/66 42 ENG - 8 - 3 - 25 -

Key: Squad list is ordered by position and then numerically D Disciplinary: * Misses next match if booked, S Suspended, # Suspended for at least one match

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Final tournament Group A Finland Standings Pld W D L GF GA Pts Finland 3 2 0 1 3 2 6 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 Denmark 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 Ukraine 3 1 0 2 2 4 3

Matchday 1 (23/08/09) Finland 1-0 Denmark Goals: 1-0 Saari 49 Finland: Korpela, Vaelma, Julin (Sjölund 84), Valkonen, Salmén, Mäkinen, Österberg Kalmari, Westerlund, Sällström (Lehtinen 73), Sainio (Talonen 60), Saari Matchday 2 (26/08/09) Netherlands 1-2 Finland Goals: 0-1 Österberg Kalmari 7, 1-1 Van de Ven 25, 1-2 Österberg Kalmari 69 Finland: Korpela, Vaelma, Julin (Rantanen 78), Valkonen, Salmén, Mäkinen, Österberg Kalmari, Westerlund (Sjölund 46), Sällström, Sainio, Saari Matchday 3 (29/08/09) Finland 0-1 Ukraine Goals: 0-1 Pekur 69 Finland: Meriluoto, Vaelma, Julin, Salmén (Niemi 58), Mäkinen (Sällström 46), Nokso-Koivisto (Talonen 54), Österberg Kalmari, Rantanen, Hyyrynen, Sjölund, Saari

Quarter-finals (03/09/09) Finland v England

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Final tournament Group C England Standings Pld W D L GF GA Pts Sweden 3 2 1 0 6 1 7 Italy 3 2 0 1 4 3 6 England 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 Russia 3 0 0 3 2 8 0

Matchday 1 (25/08/09) England 1-2 Italy Goals: 1-0 Williams 38 (pen) , 1-1 Panico 56, 1-2 Tuttino 82 England: Brown, A. Scott, Stoney, Williams, Asante (Unitt 73), Carney, Chapman, Aluko (K. Smith 46), S. Smith (Sanderson 85), J. Scott, White Matchday 2 (28/08/09) England 3-2 Russia Goals: 0-1 Tsybutovich 2, 0-2 Kurochkina 22, 1-2 Carney 24, 2-2 Aluko 32, 3-2 K. Smith 42 England: Brown, A. Scott, Williams, Johnson, Carney, Chapman, Aluko, K. Smith, S. Smith (Clarke 66), White, Unitt Matchday 3 (31/08/09) Sweden 1-1 England Goals: 0-1 White 28, 1-1 Sandell Svensson 40 (pen) England: Brown, A. Scott, Stoney, Williams, Johnson, Carney, Chapman, Aluko (Westwood 65), K. Smith, S. Smith (Clarke 90+1), White

Quarter-finals (03/09/09) Finland v England

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Final tournament Date Home Res. Away Venue 23/08/09 Grp A Ukraine 0 - 2 Netherlands Turku 23/08/09 Grp A Finland 1 - 0 Denmark Helsinki 24/08/09 Grp B Germany 4 - 0 Norway Tampere 24/08/09 Grp B Iceland 1 - 3 France Tampere 25/08/09 Grp C England 1 - 2 Italy Lahti 25/08/09 Grp C Sweden 3 - 0 Russia Turku 26/08/09 Grp A Ukraine 1 - 2 Denmark Helsinki 26/08/09 Grp A Netherlands 1 - 2 Finland Helsinki 27/08/09 Grp B France 1 - 5 Germany Tampere 27/08/09 Grp B Iceland 0 - 1 Norway Lahti 28/08/09 Grp C Italy 0 - 2 Sweden Turku 28/08/09 Grp C England 3 - 2 Russia Helsinki 29/08/09 Grp A Finland 0 - 1 Ukraine Helsinki 29/08/09 Grp A Denmark 1 - 2 Netherlands Lahti 30/08/09 Grp B Germany 1 - 0 Iceland Tampere 30/08/09 Grp B Norway 1 - 1 France Helsinki 31/08/09 Grp C Russia 0 - 2 Italy Helsinki 31/08/09 Grp C Sweden 1 - 1 England Turku Group A Pld W D L GF GA Pts Finland 3 2 0 1 3 2 6 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 5 3 6 Denmark 3 1 0 2 3 4 3 Ukraine 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 Group B Pld W D L GF GA Pts Germany 3 3 0 0 10 1 9 France 3 1 1 1 5 7 4 Norway 3 1 1 1 2 5 4 Iceland 3 0 0 3 1 5 0 Group C Pld W D L GF GA Pts Sweden 3 2 1 0 6 1 7 Italy 3 2 0 1 4 3 6 England 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 Russia 3 0 0 3 2 8 0 Quarter-finals Date Home Res. Away Venue 03/09/09 Netherlands 19.00CET (20.00 local time) France Tampere 03/09/09 Finland 15.00CET (16.00 local time) England Turku 04/09/09 Germany 15.00CET (16.00 local time) Italy Lahti 04/09/09 Sweden 19.00CET (20.00 local time) Norway Helsinki

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Top scorers 2 - Laura Österberg Kalmari (FIN) 1 - (ITA) 2 - Camille Abily (FRA) 1 - (ITA) 2 - (GER) 1 - (ITA) 2 - Linda Bresonik (GER) 1 - (ITA) 2 - Fatmire Bajramaj (GER) 1 - Anja Mittag (GER) 2 - (NED) 1 - Annike Krahn (GER) 2 - Victoria Sandell Svensson (SWE) 1 - Simone Laudehr (GER) 1 - (SWE) 1 - Melanie Behringer (GER) 1 - Caroline Seger (SWE) 1 - Gaëtane Thiney (FRA) 1 - Kosovare Asllani (SWE) 1 - Louisa Nécib (FRA) 1 - Charlotte Rohlin (SWE) 1 - Maija Saari (FIN) 1 - Lyudmyla Pekur (UKR) 1 - Sonia Bompastor (FRA) 1 - Daryna Apanaschenko (UKR) 1 - Johanna Rasmussen (DEN) 1 - Olesya Kurochkina (RUS) 1 - Camilla Sand Andersen (DEN) 1 - Ksenia Tsybutovich (RUS) 1 - Maiken Pape (DEN) 1 - (NED) 1 - Kelly Smith (ENG) 1 - (NED) 1 - Faye White (ENG) 1 - Karin Stevens (NED) 1 - Fara Williams (ENG) 1 - Lene Storløkken (NOR) 1 - Eniola Aluko (ENG) 1 - Cecilie Pedersen (NOR) 1 - Karen Carney (ENG) 1 - Hólmfrídur Magnúsdóttir (ISL)

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Finland: Michael Käld Date of birth: 6 May 1954 Playing career: GBK Kokkola, Hovsala BK, Larsmo BK Coaching career: GBK Kokkola reserves, Nykarleby IK, FC United, Finland women Originating from the small west-coast town of Kronoby, Michael Käld has masterminded Finland's rise to the continental élite, fostering an impressive team spirit and moulding the squad into an effective unit. Käld's playing career took him to GBK Kokkola, Hovsala BK and Larsmo BK, before a second spell at GBK. It was at Kokkola that he moved into coaching at reserve-team level in 1991, a position he held for six years. His next job was at Nykarleby IK, before being appointed coach of leading women's side FC United in 2000. In Käld's first year he led United to victory in the Finnish Cup, ending second in the league, and in 2001 he took over the national team. Finland had never qualified for a major finals and in his opening campaign they finished bottom of their 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying group, with three points from six games and 24 goals conceded. But an experienced and talented squad hit form in UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2005™ qualifying, finishing third in their section and beating Russia 3-1 on aggregate in the play-offs. With that, they went on to reach the semi-finals in England with victory against Denmark, which earned Käld an invitation to the annual president's reception on Independence Day and the title of coach of the year. Denmark had their revenge with a 1-0 win to pip Finland to the 2007 World Cup, but Käld was rewarded with a new contract seeing him through to the end of UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ on home soil.

England: Hope Powell Date of birth: 8 December 1966 Playing career: Millwall Lionesses LFC, Fulham LFC, Croydon LFC Coaching career: England women Since becoming England's first female national coach in 1998, Hope Powell has transformed women's football in her country. Born in London, Powell started playing football aged eleven and developed into a talented at Millwall Lionesses LFC. She went on to represent Friends of Fulham LFC and Croydon LFC and won the FA Women's Cup three times, in addition to the championship in 1996. Her international career began as a 16-year-old against the Republic of Ireland, and she was part of the side that reached the last eight of the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup in Sweden. After 35 goals in 66 games for England, Powell went on to become the first female coach of her country in 1998 and she now oversees the whole women's set-up from the Under-15s upwards. In 2003, she was the first female to earn the coveted UEFA Pro Licence. By then, Powell had been appointed OBE in the Queen's birthday list and had taken England to the 2001 UEFA European Women's Championship. Pipped by France in a play-off for the 2003 World Cup, England hosted UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2005™ and only just missed out on the semi-finals. They gained revenge on France to reach the 2007 World Cup, matching their 1995 run to the last eight, and qualified unbeaten for UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™. In 2003 she was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame, only the second women to be so honoured.

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• The UEFA European Competition for Representative Women's Teams was introduced in 1982, with the first final two years later, and further competitions were played in 1987 and 1989 before becoming the current UEFA European Women's Championship. • The 1991 and 1993 editions ended, like the 1987 and 1989 events, in four-team knockout final tournament. The 1995 edition was two-leg knockout from the quarter-finals onwards, with a one-off final. For 1997, 2001 and 2005 an eight-team final tournament was played, expanding to 12 for 2009. • The full rundown of finals is (hosts in brackets): UEFA European Women's Championship 2005: Germany 3-1 Norway (Blackburn, England) 2001: Germany 1-0 Sweden, aet golden goal; (Ulm, Germany) 1997: Germany 2-0 Italy (Oslo, Norway) 1995: Germany 3-2 Sweden (Kaiserslautern, Germany) 1993: Norway 1-0 Italy (Cesena, Italy) 1991: Germany 3-1 Norway aet (Aalborg, Denmark) UEFA European Competition for Representative Women's Teams 1989: West Germany 4-1 Norway (Osnabruck, West Germany) 1987: Norway 2-1 Sweden (Oslo, Norway) 1984: Sweden 1-1 England, 4-3 pens (two legs, Gothenburg and ) • Birgit Prinz played in Germany's victories in 1995, 1997, 2001 and 2005, and will aim for a fifth title in 2009. Sandra Minnert was in all four of those winning squads but did not play in the 1995 and 2001 finals. • Martina Voss was part of Germany's successes in 1989, 1991, 1995 and 1997 and also played in the first three qualifiers for the 2001 edition. • Germany coach Silvia Neid played in the victories of 1989, 1991 and 1995 and was assistant to Tina Theune-Meyer in 1997, 2001 and 2005. • The first final went to penalties after two home 1-0 wins between Sweden and England, with no extra time. Sweden prevailed 4-3 in the Luton shoot-out. • There have been three other penalty competitions, all in semi-finals; hosts West Germany beat Italy 4-3 in 1989, Norway defeated hosts Denmark 8-7 in 1991 and hosts Italy overcame Germany 4-3 in 1993. Only West Germany in 1989 went on to win the final. Biggest wins Qualifying: Spain 17-0 Slovenia (1995); Norway 17-0 Slovakia (1997) Two-legged knockout: Commonwealth of Independent States 0-7 Germany (1993) Final tournament: Denmark 0-5 Norway (1997); Germany 5-0 Russia (2001) Individual match goalscoring Qualifying: 6 – Mari Mar Prieto (Spain) v Slovenia, 1995; Gabriela Chlumecká (Czech Republic) v Estonia, 1997; Marianne Pettersen (Norway) v Slovakia, 1997 Final tournament: 4 – Marianne Pettersen (Norway) v Denmark, 1997 Overall competition top scorers 2005: Birgit Prinz (Germany) 17 2001: Gitte Krogh (Denmark) 14 1997: Gabriela Chlumecká (Czech Republic), Marianne Pettersen (Norway) 13 1995: Patricia Brocker (Germany) 18 1993: (Italy) 13 1991: (Germany) 10 Finals top scorers 2005: Inka Grings (Germany) 4 2001: Claudia Müller (Germany), (Germany) 3 1997: Carolina Morace (Italy), Marianne Pettersen (Norway), Angélique Rouhas (France) 4 1995: (Sweden) 3 1993: (Denmark) 2 1991: Heidi Mohr (Germany) 4

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All time (final tournaments) Heidi Mohr (Germany) 10 Birgit Prinz (Germany) 8 Inka Grings (Germany) 6 Hanna Ljungberg (Sweden) 6 Carolina Morace (Italy) 6 All time (including qualifying) Birgit Prinz (Germany) 38 Carolina Morace (Italy) 30 Heidi Mohr (Germany) 30 2009 qualifying top scorers Preliminary round: Sarit Shenar (Israel), Katarína Dugovicová (Slovakia) 6 Qualifying round: Margrét Lára Vidarsdóttir (Iceland) 11 Play-offs: Pauline Hamill (Scotland) 4 Overall: Margrét Lára Vidarsdóttir (Iceland) 12 Highest attendances Qualifying: Germany v Belgium, Lubeck 2009, 17,000 Final tournament: England v Finland, Manchester 2005, 29,092 2009 Highest attendances Preliminary round: Croatia v Turkey, Tarsus-Mersin, 5,000 Qualifying round: Germany v Belgium, Lubeck, 17,000 (Final tournament only) Oldest player: Olena Mazurenko (Ukraine) v Finland, 29.08.2009, 39 years 309 days Oldest goalscorer: Heidi Støre (Norway) v Denmark, 30.06.1997, 33 years 361 days Youngest player: Oksana Yakovyshyn (Ukraine) v Netherlands, 23.08.2009, 16 years 156 days Youngest goalscorer: Isabell Herlovsen (Norway) v France, 09.06.2005, 16 years 351 days

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• Knockout phase: The top two from each group went through, plus the two best third-placed teams. • Quarter-finals: 3 September: QF1, Finland v England, Turku Stadium, 16.00 local time; QF4, Netherlands v France, Tampere Stadium, 20.00. 4 September: QF2, Germany v Italy, Lahti Stadium, 16.00; QF 3 Sweden v Norway, Helsinki Football Stadium, 20.00. • Semi-finals: 6 September: QF1 v QF4, Tampere Stadium, 19.00 7 September: QF2 v QF3, Helsinki Football Stadium, 19.00 • Final: 10 September: Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, 19.00. • Medals: 35 gold medals are presented to the winning team, 35 silver medals to the runners-up and 35 bronze medals to the two losing semi-finalists. • Carlsberg Player of the Match: The UEFA Technical Team will select a player of the match at every game in the finals. The player will receive her award at the post-match press conference. • adidas Golden Boot award: Will be presented to the leading scorer at the UEFA European Women's Championship after the final. • Official ball: The 2009 finals in Finland will be the first UEFA European Women's Championship to boast its own match ball, with the adidas TERRAPASS – featuring a design inspired by the northern lights – unveiled at the draw in Helsinki on 18 November 2008. Just like EUROPASS, the official matchball of UEFA EURO 2008™, adidas TERRAPASS features the revolutionary PSC-Texture, a sophisticated and extremely fine structure on the ball's outer skin which allows players to control and direct the ball perfectly in all weather conditions. adidas first started manufacturing footballs in 1963 and has provided all the official match balls for all major UEFA and FIFA finals tournaments since 1970. • Official song: Veteran singer-songwriter Geir Rönning and local star Karoliina Kallio have recorded the official song of the UEFA European Women's Championship entitled Champions of the Day, performed live for the first time at the tournament's opening ceremony in Helsinki's Olympic Stadium on 23 August. The pair have both represented Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest. Rönning not only composed the tune together with co-writers André Noël Chaker and Jukka Karjalainen; he sings it with Kallio, who is famous in Finland as the lead female vocalist of the group Waldo's People. Now a fully fledged pop star, Kallio's music career dates back two decades to her appearance as a ten-year-old on a television talent show. • Qualifying: The 20-team preliminary round ran from 18 to 23 November 2006 with five group winners joining 25 top-ranked nations in the qualifying group stage from 1 April 2007 until 2 October 2008. Group winners England, Sweden, France, Germany, Denmark and Norway qualified automatically, with the six runners-up and four third-placed teams going into the two-legged play-offs on 25/26 and 29/30 October 2008. Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Iceland and Ukraine respectively defeated the Czech Republic, Spain, Scotland, the Republic of Ireland and Slovenia. • Disciplinary information: A player is automatically suspended for the next match after two cautions in two different matches. Yellow cards were not cancelled after the group stage but do expire on completion of the competition. • .com: A team of reporters in Finland is helping uefa.com provide unrivalled coverage in eight European languages – English, Finnish, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian – including a live MatchCentre for every game. The Finnish version is run in close co-operation with the host national association. • Ambassadors: Former international goalkeepers Antti Niemi and are the ambassadors for UEFA WOMEN'S EURO 2009™ in their native Finland. Niemi was capped 67 times between 1992 and 2007 while Kunnas helped Finland to the UEFA European Women's Championship semi-finals in 2005.

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:: Squad list No: number DoB: date of birth Qual: qualifying FT: final tournament Pld: played Gls: goals WChamp: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Match officials Nat: nationality DoB: date of birth WChamp: Total matches officiated in the UEFA European Women's Championship including all qualifying round matches. Matches as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. UEFA: Total matches officiated in all UEFA competitions including all qualifying round matches. Matches where the official has acted as the fourth official are not included in these statistics. These are the official statistics considered valid for communicating official records in the competition. :: Group statistics/Tournament schedule Pos: position Pld: played W: won D: drawn L: lost GF: goals for GA: goals against Pts: points :: NOTE: All-time statistics Goals totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (eg. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored from the penalty mark during a penalty shoot-out. :: Competitions National team competitions Club competitions EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup/UEFA Champions League WC: FIFA World Cup • CONFCUP: Confederation Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup • UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals • U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup • UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship • U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship • U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup • WCHAMP: UEFA European Women's Championship :: Competition stages :: Other Abbreviations F: Final QR3: Third qualifying round AP: Appearances No.: Number GS: Group stage R1: First round Comp.: Competition Pld: Matches played GS1: First group stage R2: Second round D: Drawn Pos.: Position GS2: Second group stage R3: Third round DoB: Date of birth Pts: Points KO1: First knockout round R4: Fourth round GA: Goals against R: Sent off (red card) PR: Preliminary round SF: Semi-finals GF: Goals for Res.: Result QF: Quarter-finals R16: Second knockout round L: Lost W: Won QR: Qualifying round R32: Round of 32 Nat.: Nationality Y: Booked QR1: First qualifying round 1st: first leg N/a: Not Applicable Y/R: Sent off (yellow card then direct QR2: Second qualifying round 2nd: second leg red) FT: Final tournament P-O: Play-off ELITE: Elite round (R) : Replay P-O 3rd: Third place play-off PO - FT: Play-off for Final Tournament GS - FT: Group stage - Final Prom/Rel P-O: Promotion/Relegation tournament play-off :: Statistics (-) : Denotes player substituted (+) : Denotes player introduced (*) : Denotes player dismissed/sent off (+/-) : Denotes player introduced and substituted :: Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on www.uefa.com.

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